Sometimes as a result of violent revolution and warfare and sometimes after a peaceful plea for independence.
The Age of Imperialism was the quest for colonial empires.
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Imperialism.
Both saw colonies win their independence from European empires. Apex
Benefits for Imperial Powers
The colonialists benefitted from colonial empires. They pilaged the resources of the nations they colonised and enslaved many indigenous inhabitants to work as their slaves. For example Britain colonised much of India, and robbed India of all of its natural resources.
The region now called Georgia was a battleground for colonial dominance between the Russian and Ottoman empires. This applies not just to Georgia, but to all the Caucauses.
The empires which reached their height most recently were the European colonial empires
It sound like you are talking about the European colonial empires. Britain, France, Portugal, Germany, Italy and Belgium formed empires by conquering lands in Africa, the Americas and Asia and turning them into colonies. Spain had created the oldest colonial European empire in South and Central America and the Philippines , but lost it in the 19th century.
The salt broke up ancient African empires because the people with gold traded with the people that had salt,so the people in between could charge the people with gold money.
The empires split up into smaller territories.
They allowed Europeans to communicate easily across different parts of international empires.